Scoop



ATTORNEY "Neuron IW I I i l l l l l l l l l l l I l l I I l l l I l l I I u l I liu IIIIJIII 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 G C WHITE l SCOOP Fxled April 27, 1928 Feb. 19, 1929.

wnNssEs G. C. WHITE Feb. 19, 1929.

SCOOP 4Filed April 27 1928 2 sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY INVENTOR Gemye awhile BY WITNESSES I 4 g Patented Feb. 19, 1929.

UNITED ASTATES eEoReE c. WHITE, oFHIRvINeToN, NEW JERSEY.

SCOOP.

Application filed Apri1'27, 1928. Serial No. 273,387.

This invention relates to a scoop used fory serving ice cream and other edible products, and for forming articles or fillers for confections. n

One object of the invent-ion is the provision of a scoop of the indicated character which will be of improvedv construction to the end that it may be manufactured `with comparative economy; that it will not only serve` for seooping materials, but will also be positive in action to eject the materials therefrom in formed quantities; and that it may be easily cleaned and therefore `be kept in a sanitary condition.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention resides in the particular provision, relative disposition and'operation of the parts hereinafter described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

whichf Figure 1, is a side elevation of the scoop.

Fig. 2, is a plan view. 1 Fig. 3, isan end view. l Fig. 4., is a view looking into the scoop bodyv and showing the, ejector.

Fig. 5, is an end view of the handle. Y Fig. 6, is a central longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 6-6, of Fig.e2, showing the parts in anormal relationship.A

FigQ, is a View similar to Fig. 6, a portion being broken away, the parts being shown in active relationship. Y

Fig. 8, is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 8 8, of Fig. 6.

Fig. 9, is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 9-0, of Fig. 6.

Fig. 10, is a transverse sectional View taken on the line 10H10, of Fig. 6. s

Referring new more particularly to the drawings, it will be apparent, that the scoop includes two similar parts or sections 10, each of which is made of va single piece of sheet metal coated with porcelain, or vitreous material, and so formed that when the parts are brought together provide a substantially semispherical hollow body 11, vand a handle 12, integral with the body 11, and extending laterally therefrom. The handle 12 is of hollow construction, and presents spaced longitudinal guidey portions 13, portions 1.4 constituting a shoulder or stop, and a hand grip 15. The body 11 has a circumferential groove 16 in alignment with the space between the portions 13, an opening, as at 17, to the interior of the handle 12, and also an opening of said bearings 19 hasI a tapered hole. Eachv of the parts 10 has apertured lugs 20 which respectively accommodate rivets or. other fastening elements`21. yEach of the parts 10 also hasv sockets 22 llocated yon the portions constituting'v the hand grip 15, and a spacer 23 is arranged between the sockets 22.` Each of the sockets 22- has a holefor the'reception f of a suitable fastening elementl such as a headed screw 24` which. threads into a bore in the spacer 23. The rivets 21 and screws .24 serve to hold the parts 10 together.

In order to eject the material, such as ice cream from the body 11, there is provided means presently tov be described. A memberl 25 int-he form of a quadrant of a sphere is arranged for movement in the body 11, circumferentially thereof, the said member 25 conforming to and fitting the interior surface of the body. 11. The said member 25 is formed from a lsingle piece of sheet metal and has integral tapered trunnions 26 arranged diametrically opposite each other in axial alignment.v The said trunnions 26 respective.-

ly are received inthe tapered holes in the' bearings 19 heretofore mentioned. VThe member 25 is thus mounted for pivotal movement. The member 25 serves as an ejector and is movable from a normal position at one side of the body 11 as shown in Fig. 6 to the opposite side, as shewn in Fig. 7. Arranged centrally of the member 25 and secured there toin any suitable manner is a toothed rack 27, the teeth of which move in the groove 1G. An element 28 is guided for movement in opposite directions between the guide portions 13. The element 2S at one end has teeth 29 which are adapted to mesh with the teeth of the rack 27, and also has a series of teeth 30 at the opposite end thereof. The extremity 31 of the element 28 adjacent the teeth 29 serves to close the opening 18 in the top of the body 11, when the element 28 is in the retracted position. The opposite end of theelement 28 has an angular portion 32 adapted to engage the stop 14 to limit the movement of the element` 28 to a position in which the extremity Sl'will be in the opening 18, and

Ain which the member 25 will be in a normal positionto closethe opening 17, this being the normal position of the member 25, as shown 1n Fig. 6. A s Urin0V 33 has one end thereof cone a y the corset nected with the portion 32 at 34, :ind the opposite end thereof is connected With the spacer 22, aset 35. The springl 33 serves to inove the eleiiient 28 to its retracted position. The parts ere respectively provided with lugs 36 directly opposite each other, end the seid lugs :ire provided respectively with holes i'or the eccoinn'iodetion or en arbor 37 which is held in place by split pins 38. A sector 3.9 having teeth LO is arranged on the arbor 37 and iiioves through e slot di in the handle. The sector 59 has toriiied therewith or secured thereto e finger piece 1-2. The teeth Zl0 nicsh with the teeth 3). The sector 39 together with the linger piece 4t2 constitute o, trigger to iinpnrt inoveiiieiit to the clcuziont 28 by virtue ot ion oft the teeth 30 and lO.

:frein the foregoing it Will be apparent that when the parts are in the norinel relationship, esslioivn in Fig. 6, with the grip i5 oit the device in one hand, i personinziy scoop o quantity ot ice creziin or other edible product with the body ll. lThen by ii'izinipuloting the linger piece lf2 with the lioreiii-ger, Al'for- Ward inovenient will be iinpiirted to the eleinent 28, against the action oi' the spring 33, causing nioveinent of the ineinber 25, through the intervention of the teeth 29 and teeth of the reckf?, thereby ecting` zi orinod quentity ot the contents held Within the body il. Ti/Vlien pressure on. the linger piece 42 is Withdrevvii, the spring 83 functions automatically to return the movable parts to. their norinul positions. lt will be apparent that when the nrieinber 25 is inoved to they ejecting` position, as shown in Fig. 7, hot Water inziy be edinitted to the interior of the handle l2 for the purpose of cleaning the sinne Whenever necessary or desirable. i

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'ln o scoop of the class described, two parts, euch peit ot integral construction and together seid parts 'forming a hollowv seinispherical body end o handle extending letterelly'froin the body, seid body having` exisily aligned bearings respectively on opposite sides thereot, en ejector ineinber in the torni et e que-dient the sphere, Suid ejector ineinber heving` integral axial elined trunnions respectively on opposite sides thereof, seid trun ions respectively being` received in said bee-rings 'when seid ports are brought to- `other side by side, for the purpose et inounting seid eject iiieiiiber for protui iiiovenient, ineens ser ing to i'fi c i seid parts together, end ineens il:

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The invention es delincd in cleiin l, in which the seiiiisphericel body lisis e eircun ferent-itil groove on the inside, end the ineens for operating the ejector ineinber including :i toothed rech on the ejectoron'ienib-er, the

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teeth of seid e'ector ineinbor traversin@ seidA e; rllie invention as defined in cliiii'i 1, in which the handle is of hollow construction,

the seinispliericel body having o, circumferenor operation' the ejectorI 

